Virus alert!

Read the article and write quest ions a)-e) i n the correct places 1-5.

1. 'Wha t is sp5 \\ ,ti

b) How do I get rid of it?

c) What can it do?

d) How does it get on to m y com p u ter ?

e) I s spywarc a com mon problem?

S p y w a r e

Nobody likes a computer virus, but at least you can get rid of it. And there is a lot of anti-virus software these days. It can find a

virus, fix it and you can forget about

it. Unfortunately the same isn't true for spyware.

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Spyware is software that hides somewhere on your computer. It collects information about what you do on the Internet and passes this information to companies without your permission. If you shop on the Internet and use your credit card, you should know that some spyware can record this information!

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Your computer can catch spyware in lots of ways. If you open the wrong email, or even visit the wrong website, spyware can download itself onto your computer. And spyware often comes with free software.

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Most spyware just collects information about your surfing habits for advertising reasons. But some spyware can be more powerful and will often make your computer slower. Adware is a type of spyware which is advertising

tJ Read the art i cle agai n and answer t hese questions.

1 Why ca n it he d ifficu lt to fi nd spywa rc?

Be.rn..v.$.e it hides on yp_1,1_r: c.omp .1,1Jer•.

2. Wh y is spywa re i m portant if you buy thi ngs on l i ne?

2. Can you get spywarc i i' you're not using the In ternet?

4 Wha t ki nd of i nforma tion can spywa re collect ?

5. Why docs most spywarc wa n t t h is information?

5. How m igh t you know you r compu ter has spywarc

on i t?

5. What percen tage of com pu ters arc not i nfected wi th spywa rc?

5. What advice is gi \'en about removi ng spywarc?

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Use of articles: a, an, the, no article ED

Read t hese comments on t he article and fill in t he gaps \\it h a, an, Ilic or - (no article ).

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There are now laws against spyware in ¹ ....th.e... USA.

Criminals behind ² -··--·most serious software can be

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software. It makes 'pop-up' advertisements appear while

sent to

prison for five years and get··--

you are connected to the Internet. Not dangerous ... but very annoying.

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If this is the first time you've heard of spyware, you've probably got some on your PC. Surveys have found that 90% of computers have several pieces of spyware on

fines of over ⁵ ... million dollars!

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Thanks for ⁶ article. Iget 'pop-up' advertisements all ⁷_ ......... time and Ihad no ⁸ -·----·idea that there

them. And spyware will stay on your computer for a long time, quietly collecting information and sending it back

to its authors.

was ⁹ ··-·-·reason for them all. Til visit ¹⁰

site.

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There is some anti-spyware software that will remove most of your problems. However, some anti-spyware software is spyware itself, so be careful! For a complete

¹¹ ... --····expe^rt m^{. 12}..........-.. ^ca^li1^'orm^.a es^timates ^that

spyware writers are making up to $2 billion dollars

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_,,_ year. ........ .... fine for writing this annoying

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20. of software, go to spywarewarrior.com.

stuff should be

higher!

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Indirect and direct questions Erm

Wh ich question in each pa ir is more polit e? Choose a), b) or both if you t hink t hey arc both polit e.

1@ What's t h e t i m e, please ?

b) Do you know what the time is?

2. a) Ca n you tell me what happened?

Rewrit e direct question s 1-8 in the conversations using t he phra ses i n bracket s.

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JACK Hi. I'm jack. I n eed to use this PC. ¹\Vha t's Sean's

password? (Can you tell me) .!;;11.Y-9.IJ..t.ll.m. .wb.t..

$. .11).P .$.$.W9td is..?.

ISABELLA Sorry, I don't know.

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b) Have you a n y iea what happened?

JA CK

1s he at home toda y? ( Do you know )

2. a) Do you think you could send it lo m e?

b) Plea se cou ld you send i t to me?

2. a) Is h e coming later?

b) Do you k now whet h er he is coming later?

s a) Could you tell me what t h e password is?

b) What's t h e password ?

Match begin n i ngs 1-6 to endings a)-0 in th ese indirect quest ion s.

Do you know a) will be able whether broadband to help me?

2 Ilave you an y b) is a password for t his? idea wheth er c) how t his sca nn er

3 Could you t ell wo rks?

4 Do you know d) he's made a back-up?

s Ca n you te ll me e) is avai lable h ere? i f t here f) me how Isave

6 Do you t hin k he a docu m ent?

Correct t he m istakes in 1he phrases i n bold

ISABELLA Yes, h e is. He isn't well.

JAC K \Vhat's his phon e number ? (Have you any idea )

ISABELLA o, I'm sorry. I'll ask the secretar y.

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JACK Sea n , i t's ja ck Ro s from accou n ts. 1 n eed to use your PC. ⁴Can I get your password? (Could yo u tell me)

SEA N Er ... ⁵Coulcl you use an other PC? (Do you think )

JA CK Sorrr There a ren 't an y.

in th ese indi rect questions.

a webcam is

1 Do you know what is a webcam?

2 Could you tell m e how do Idownload

SEAN

⁶ l s t h ere a girl wi th dark hair opposite you ?

(Can you tell m e)

software ?

JACK Yes, long dark hai r.

3. Can you tell t h em what are t he password s?

4. Do you k n ow how m u ch docs air condi tioni ng cost?

s Do you think if we can log on wi t hout

a pa ssword?

SEAN

JA CK

SEA N

Er ... OK. M y password is I- -A 13-[-L-L-A. l1's er ... a place in I ta ly.

Very i meresting. Isa Bella. I've never heard of it.

⁷Coukl you speak more quietly, please ? (Do you t hink )

6 I lave you any idea where could I buy

a G PS?

JA CK Arc you OK, Scan?

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Language Summary 8, Student's Book p132

Changing \Neather

^,,Correct t he bold words/ph rases.

_e l h c correct act ive or passive vcrh for m .

Weather

wind

The passive ED

Choose

A 1ornado ic; a type of .

1 The

K @Jis got

some of i1s gas from t he

2. A shower is a long peri·od of rai n.

3. Ligh t n ing makes a noise .

4 When i t's humid , the air is d ry.

s A gale 1s a t ype of ra in .

6 /\ ga le ic; more violent 1han a h ur rica ne .

7 Fog ma kes i t d i fficul! !O hear 1 hi ngs.

8. A heat wave is a period of cool weat her.

9. Floods happen where t here is too litt le wa1cr.

Cross out four letters from each word a nd label t he thermometer.

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2. Several agreements have made/have been made 10 t ry and reduce green house gases.

3. The fu ll environmen tal effects won't understand/ be understood for ma ny yea rs.

4 \Vear somet hing wa rm - I hea rd 1hc weat her will

change/be changed later.

s Thousands of people kill/are killed every year i n swrms a nd h u rrica nes .

6 Cli ma le cha nge is affecting/is being af fected 1hc wea t her all over 1hc world.

7 It felt/was felt a lot chillier yesterday.

8 Ma ny simple 1hings ca n do/be done to prevent

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clima te change.

Read sentences 1-4. Then choose sentence a) or h)

lo cont in u e.

1 I recycle as m uch rubbish as possi ble.

@ I use t hree ruhbish bins for different materia ls.

b) Three rubbish bins a rc used b)' me for d ifferen t ma teria ls.

2. l y ca r is envi ronmentally friend!)'.

   1. Someone designed ii to use pet rol a nd electrici ty.

b) It was designed to use pet rol and clcct ricil)

2. Deserts <1re gelling la rger.

   1. They ca n on l y be stopped by plallli ng n ew t rees.

   2. People can stop them by planting new t rees.

3. \Ve use over 18 billion 1ins a nd cans every yea r i n t he U K.

   1. \Ve recycle abou t 4 billion of t hem .

b) A bou1 4 bil lion arc recycled by us .

BA and BB

Fill in the gaps wit h the passive form of the verbs. Use the Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Per fect Simple or will.

The hurricane season in 2005 was one of t he worst on record. Two of the worst hurricanes ¹ ...w.re.rP.9.r.t.e.<i _ (report) in

1 orth America: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Since 1953, A tla ntic h u rricanes ² ...••.•••.••• •••• •••••••••• ^(give)

na mes from lists written by the National Hurricane Centre. Only women's names ³•••••••••••••. ••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••• (use) at first, but in 1979

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men's names

-····--··-··-·'.·----·-·-······----··· (add). Now t here are six lists of

names and hu rricanes ⁵.....•..........•...•.........•......•...•. (nam e) in alphabetical

order from t he lists. So the list t hat ⁶•• • •.

••.... .••..••• (use ) i n

2004 ⁷.... .................................... (not use) agai n until 2010. For example, the first hu rricane of 2004 was Hurricane Alex. And the fi rst

h urricane in 2010

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.•. ········-·-·······--······--·-·(call) Hurricane Alex. The

names of serious hurricanes ⁹.... • •.......•.•••• ....... --····-·-- (not repeat). For exam ple, in 2005, Kat ri na and Ri ta ¹⁰....•••••••• .. .. •••••...••...•.••...

( remove) from the list. Since 1954, 62 names ¹¹••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

( reti re) from the list .